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Like you, Chris likes digging into packet captures to figure out how things work. When he is not teaching people the art of packet analysis in live courses, YouTube videos, or at conference seminars, you can find him in the packet trenches with clients from all over the world. Chris has been attending and speaking at Sharkfest since 2011 and enjoys learning new things right alongside attendees of all experience levels.

For over 20 years, Eddi has been looking at network protocols to find (or rule out) network problems, vulnerabilities, ongoing hacking attacks or just for fun.

Working for the Swiss train company BLS as IT security analyst, he is reviewing the configuration of a multitude of systems to improve the overall security of the domain. Wireshark is one of the tools to verify the outcome of a configuration change.

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Jasper Bongertz is a network security expert with focus on network forensics and incident response at Airbus Defence and Space CyberSecurity. He started working freelance in 1992 while he was studying computer science at the Technical University of Aachen. In 2009, Jasper became a Senior Consultant and Trainer for Fast Lane, where he created a large training portfolio with a special focus on Wireshark and network hacking. In 2013, he joined Airbus Defence and Space CyberSecurity, before moving on to G Data Advanced Analytics in 2019 where he is now the head of the CyberSecurity Incident Response Team (CSIRT).

Jasper is the creator of the packet analysis tool TraceWrangler, which can be used to convert, edit and sanitize PCAP files. His blog regarding network analysis, network forensics and general security topics can be found at blog.packet-foo.com.

Jean-Paul has been working as a System and Network Engineer for 40 years. Since 2010, he runs his own company and is mainly focused on network training and consultancy. He is the author of several books for the French publisher ENI: VPN, IPv6, Cisco ASA, Postfix. He was also recently asked by the French company Techniques de l’Ingénieur to write several articles about VPNs for their Encyclopedia. He regularly gives training sessions on Wireshark and other network-related topics. As a certified trainer, he also delivers training about VPNs and network security for WatchGuard resellers and clients

Dr. Kelley Misata is a leader in cybersecurity strategy, open source
innovation, and nonprofits. As Founder of Sightline Security, she empowers
nonprofits to build robust cybersecurity. As President of OISF, she strengthens global
network security through Suricata, a premier open-source technology. Renowned for
translating complex cybersecurity challenges into actionable solutions, Dr. Misata has
transformed her journey as a cyberstalking survivor into advocacy for security, privacy, and
open-source practices. With a Ph.D. in Information Security from Purdue University and a
Business Administration and Marketing degree from Bentley University, she exemplifies
the fusion of expertise and leadership to address real-world threats and drive
transformative change.

Matthias started working in network analysis in 1996 as a Sniffer University staff instructor at Network General, where he delivered Sniffer University training and coordinated the European instructor team. In 2004, as a freelance instructor and network consultant, he wrote his own courseware on troubleshooting networks with Wireshark. Since 2009, Matthias has been working for ExperTeach, a German training and consulting company, where he manages and teaches the ExperTeach packet analysis curriculum for business customers. He has trained many individuals on Wireshark and helped them identify network and application-related problems since.

Megumi Takeshita, packet otaku, runs a packet company, ikeriri network service in Japan. Ikeriri offers services such as packet analysis for troubleshooting, debugging, security inspection. Ikeriri is also a reseller of wired/wireless capture and analysis products. Megumi has authored 10+ books about Wireshark and packet analysis. She also instructs Wireshark for Japanese companies including Japan Self Defense Forces and Chuo university as lecturer. She is one of contributors to the Wireshark projects including Japanese localization.

Ross has had a diverse career in engineering, beginning as a structural engineer, then project engineer for a gas utility, Ross was always quickly
assigned the de-facto network administrator, typically after no one else was brave enough to break, and later fix, the network. This lead to working as a network engineer designing and implementing enterprise networks for a major university hospital. Here he worked with
Extreme Networks, HP, Cisco, Tipping Point, among other network technology, as well as honed his Wireshark and protocol analysis skills. Ross
spent 7 years teaching data networking at Madison College, and in 2017 started authoring and producing IT training videos in Wireshark/Protocol
Analysis, Cisco, and general networking topics for www.Pluralsight.com. In his free time, you'll find Ross and his dog at the beach swimming and
surfing, traveling, hiking, or snowboarding somewhere in the western US.

Sake has been analyzing packets for over 20 years. During his work, Sake started developing functionality for Wireshark while working with the analyzer in his day-to-day job. He also enhanced multiple protocol dissectors. In 2007, Sake joined the Wireshark Core Development team. In 2009, After working for a reseller of networking equipment for 8 years, he started the company SYN-bit to provide network analysis and training services to enterprises across Europe.